Valve mounting



` C. H. WILLS VALVE MQUNTING Filed Nov. 5, 1920 Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

narran STATES CHILDE HAROLD wILLs, or Maarsvrrmn, MICHIGAN.

vALvE MOUNTING.

Application led November 3, 1920. Serial No. 421,551. l

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHILDE HAROLD WILLs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marysville, in the county of St. Clair and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful lImprovements in Valve Mountings, Vof which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and imlo proved mounting for valves and more specifically to a spring retainingk assembly and valve guide adapted to be associated with the outer end of a valve stem of internal combustion engines.

In the valve stems of the usual types it is necessary to provide an annulus of some form attached thereto and adapted to receive the thrust of the spring tending to reseat the valve after its opening. The cams 2o and tappets or followers associated with the valve stem must be kept properly lubricated,

but any excess of oil working downl to the valve faces is likely to cause carbonization often with pitting of the valve faces or unequal and incomplete seating of the valves.

- It is highlydesirable therefore vthat means be provided adapted to prevent 'excess lubrication of the valve stem itself.

An object of the present invention is to provide a readily assembled andY substantially oil tight connection between a valve stem retainelannulus and the valve stem with which it is associated.v It is Aalso'an object to provide a'device of this character which will compensate for wear and prevent looseness between the parts. It is a; further object to provide a valve stem guide so formed as to prevent thepassage of excess oil between the "valve stem and the guide. description proceeds.

The invention comprises a valve stem hav ing a tapered portion adjacent its upper end, a valve spring retainer annulus being positioned adjacent the upper end of the stem and being retained in position with the stem by means of a wedge shaped annular washer. In the preferred form of the device, an oil excluding washer is located adjacentV the wedge washer and is retained in place by a spring annulus. The upper end of the valve stem guide is beveled in order to have a shearing action to remove oil from the valve stem. The valve spring retainer annulus is formed with a skirt extending below the Other and further objects-will appear as thek upper end of the valve stem guide, and thus tending to exclude oil from the valve stem. I have shown a' preferred embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawings in whichv Figure l is a fragmentary view showing the valve assembly applied to a cylinder head; and,

F'gure 2 is an enlarged view of the assemblyl itself. f

Referring to Figure 1, the cylinderv head 3 is provided with a valve port 4 in which fits a valve 5 having a stem 6 extending upwardly. The valve stem '6 is guided by the sleeve 7 having the shoulder 8 resting upon the uppersurface of the cylinder block, the upper edge ofthe sleeve being beveled at 9 and thus having an acute angled edge in engagement with the valve stem. The valve spring 10 surrounds the valve stem and valve stem guide, its lower end bearing against the upper'surface of the cylinder block, and its upper end engaging the valve spring retainer annulus 11. The valve spring retainer annulus has an inwardly tapered portion 12`and aared skirt 13 extending downwardly between the valve stem and the i springvlO. The skirt 13 is flared outwardly so that its lower portion has a clearance from thevalve sleeve 7 sufficiently large to prevent a pumping action fbetweenthese partsV in the operation of the valve; 'The wedge"` shaped split washer 1e is 'tted against the wedge shaped portion 12 of the spring retainer annulus and its inner wedge shaped surface engages a tapered portion lofl the valve stem, the washer fitting under a shoulder 16 on the valve stem. An oil excluding washer 17 preferably formed of cork is'fitted against the under surface ofthe wedge washer 14, the cork washer serving, to prevent oil workingrdown pasty the faces vof the split washer orthrough the-y split in the washer. The washer 17 is supported by a spring annulus 18 which is retained in place by a circumferential crimp 19 in the skirt of the annulus 1l.

In Figure 1 this valve assembly is shown in association with a valve follower 20 and cam shaft 21 enclosed kin a housing 22, the housing being fitted to the upper surface of the cylinder block. Lubrication is supplied to the parts through ports 23 in the cam shaft, the oil working downwardly over the follower and valve stem assembly. The

wedge washer 111 and particularly the cork washer 17 serve to prevent oil working down along the valve stem. The depending skirt 13 of the valve spring retainer annulus 11 prevents excess oil being splashed against the intermediate portion of the valve stem, and any excess oil which may in any manner work upon the stem is removed by the shearing action of the beveled edge 9 at the upper end of the valve stem guide.

My valve stem mounting may be readily assembled, the guide sleeve 7 being irst inserted in the cylinder head from above and the valve stem 6 then being passed upwardly through the sleeve from below. The spring 10 is next placed about the sleeve and valve stem, Vand the spring retainer annulus 11 with the washer 1? and spring annulus 18 assembled therein is forced down from above. The wedge washer 14 is then pressed inl place, and its engagement under the shoulder 16 `on 'the valve stem serves to retain `the parts eectively in assembled relation.

lt is thus seen that my invention is simple in construction and may be readily and easily assembled. It is, moreover, effective in operation and is eiicient in the exclusion ot' excess oil from the valve stem.

Vhile I have described more or less precisely the details of construction of my invention, I do not wish'to' be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I contemplate changes in form and the proportion of parts and substitution of equivalent-s as circumstances may suggest or renderexpedient, without departing from the spirit ofmy invention.

I claim: A y

1. A valve stem, a valve spring retaining annulus associated therewith` means adapted to retain the stem and annulus in prede,- termined relation and a washer interposed between the stem and annulus and adapted Y to prevent passa-ge of oil.

r2. A valve stem, a valve springfretaining annulus associated therewith` means adapted to retain the stem and annulus iny prede'- termined relation and a cork washer interposed between the stem and annulus and adapted to prevent passage'of oil.

3. A valve stem, a valve spring retaining annulus associated therewithl means adapted to retain the stem and annulus predetermined relation and a washer interposed 5. A valve stem, a valve stem guide, and

a valve spring retaining annulus operatively associated with the valve stem, a depending portion of the annu-lus overlapping the outer end of the valve stem guide, the depending portion having suiiicient clearance-trom the valve stem guide to prevent a pumping action therewith.

'6. A' valve stem, a valve stemY guide, andY a valve spring retaining annulus operatively associated with the valve stein, a depending portion oi' the annulus overlapping the outer end of the valve stem guide, the depending portion being flared outwardly7 to provide a substantial clearance from the valve stem guide.

7. A valve stem, a valve spring retaining annulus associated therewith, means adapt-ed to retain the stem and annulus in predetermined relation and a washer interposed between the stem land annulus and adapted to prevent passage of oil, a valve stem guide surrounding the valve stem, the outer end of theffgnide being beveled, they bevel being suchY thatan acute angleis formed adjacent the valve stem adapted to shear `excess oil from the stem during its reciproeation.

y 8. A valve stem, a valve spring l:retaining annulus associated therewitln'means adapted to retainvthe st-em and annulus in predetermined relation and-a washer interposed between the 'stem and annulus and adapted to prevent passage of oil, a valve stem guide surrounding the valve stem, a depending skirt portion of the annulus overlapping'the the outer end of the guide, the outer end of the guidebeing beveled.y the bevel being such that an acute angle is formed adjacent the valve stem adapted to shear excess 4oil from the stem during its reciprocation.

- Signed at lviarysville,` Michigan, this 19 day of October, 1920.

CHILDE HAROLD WILLS. 

